A Little Dede Ditty

It's so Crystal clear this girl is a dear She's smart and she's witty athletic and pretty She likes making slime her fashion sense is sublime Plays piano and sings flies high on the swings She has stuffies galore but always wants more Much to mother's chagrin  she keeps packing them in Skilled at typing and knitting reading novels and sitting Unicorns are her thing poop emojis and bling Grandad jokes make her giggle his tickles to wiggle Right from the start she put joy in my heart Crystal please never forget on this you can bet you're so precious my love such a gift from above! Happy 12th Birthday Sweetheart!

I have been so excited about 2020. A new year and new beginnings. Another chance. Back in the fall I really felt that my word for the year would be SEEK.  I want to be intentional with my seeking. I want to Seek God more, connect with family more and go deeper in those relationships. I also want to seek connection within my community and in my family ancestry. I have some projects on the go. I am on an internal quest that I know will have external and eternal benefits. It has already begun. So much around this word SEEK has evolved since then.  I am getting a bit of a late start in posting but I hope to be able to process and sort it all out in a way that I can even write more about it. When I was pondering my word in the fall and what that would look like for me I also saw this These words stuck with me and I knew I would have to look at some of these things and make some decisions.  This is the painful part. The uncomfortable part. It is tempting

I have noticed more and more lately that a lot of people have a really negative view of Valentines Day.  Don't get me wrong, I get it, especially when you think about the billions of dollars spent on the commercial side of things.  Another excuse or perhaps a feeling of pressure to spend money and try to impress with gifts that are overpriced in places that are overcrowded.  For those that are single it can bring up feelings of loneliness.  I get it, I truly do. However, here is how I have decided to look at Valentines Day.  One of the origins is about LOVE.  Have you read the story of St-Valentine? Risking life in the name of love to do something loving. Sacrificial love.  Why can't we not only celebrate but act on that?  The world definitely needs more of that, and you don't have to spend a dime.  Some of the other holidays such as Christmas and Easter are also about sacrificial love and we can completely commercialize the love out of them too. At least with those t